What does elastic potential energy mean?
Sense 1elastic potential energy [BACK TO TOP] Meaning: Potential energy that is stored when a body is deformed (as in a coiled spring) Classified under: Nouns denoting natural phenomena Synonyms: elastic energy; elastic potential energy Hypernyms (“elastic potential energy” is a kind of…): P.E.; potential energy (the mechanical energy that a body has by virtue of its position; stored energy)